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Barry Guy New Orchestra: Oort-Entropy
by Derek Taylor
As a general rule of thumb, the bigger the band, the larger the role of logistics and finances in dictating its survival. In response to just such variables, the London Jazz Composer's Orchestra, one of the most venerable and prolific among large-scale European improvising outfits, underwent a necessary and indefinite hiatus back in 1998. Two years ...
David Taylor-Steve Swell Quintet: Not Just...
by Derek Taylor
The hunt for novel instrument groupings is especially hard these days. Between the fields of classical and improvised music, virtually every conceivable sort of aggregate has been attempted at one time or another. Co-chaired by two trombones and rounded out by a trio of strings, this quintet may very well have precedent. But these five cunning ...
Adam Lane 3: Zero Degree Music
by Derek Taylor
Jazz fans often lament the irretrievability of the past. Many are the numbers who bellyache about the present absence giants on par with Mingus, Coltrane, and Miles. To those with their ears nostalgically fixated on the past masters, I heartily recommend auditioning some Adam Lane. Calling Lane the next Mingus, or the next William Parker for ...
Michael Bisio & Avram Fefer: Connections & Painting Breath, Stoking Fire
by Derek Taylor
What's that old adage... when it rains, it pours? With metaphorical water this refreshing we should all be thankful. Seattle-based bassist Michael Bisio takes part in a pair of projects that add substantially to his existing folio. The releases also mark a recording renascence for Fefer who's kept a relatively low profile since his last date ...
Gerry Hemingway: The Whimbler
by Derek Taylor
Dream team assemblages are fairly regular occurrences in New York City-baseed improvisatory music. With so much talent operating in such a relatively small territory, the odds of a favorite players teaming up remain strongly favorable. Such alchemy is apparent in abundance on Gerry Hemingway's new project for Clean Feed, one that builds on the standing foundation ...
Sound on Survival: Live
by Derek Taylor
Coining a catchy sobriquet in synch with its '70s free jazz roots, the trio of altoist Marco Eneidi, bassist Lisle Ellis, and drummer Peter Valsamis has been making Richter-sized seismic waves for quite a while. The music financed by the fledgling Henceforth label as its first release exhibits the “road work of a short American tour ...
Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio feat. Billy Bang: Live at the River East Art Center
by Derek Taylor
The Art Ensemble of Chicago wasn't the only band to lose its anchor when Malachi Favors passed away in early '03. The bassist's other outlet, Kahil El'Zabar's Ritual Trio also found itself rudderless. Rather than lament the loss at length, El'Zabar conscripted Yosef Ben Israel, another longtime colleague, to fill the slot. Taped at one of ...
Yves Francois: Blues For Hawk
by Derek Taylor
The two Eexemplars of longevity sharing the frontline on this new Delmark disc already held elder statesmen status at the time of the music's taping. Both saxophonists are part of the vibrant Chicago tenor lineage that includes Von Freeman, Johnny Griffin, and Fred Anderson. Trumpeter Yves Francois organized the sessions to redress a slight he perceived ...
Verve's Free America Series, Part 3-3
by Derek Taylor
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Archie Shepp Black Gipsy Verve/Free America 2005 Archie Shepp's Black Gipsy points to an ongoing preference on the part of the saxophonist for larger ensembles as the 60s ground to a close. Fronting a nonet of both influential and unexpected ...
Verve's Free America Series, Part 2-3
by Derek Taylor
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Anthony Braxton Saxophone Improvisations Series F Verve/Free America 2005 One week after his first America session Anthony Braxton ventured back to Studio Decca in Paris. The fruits of that visit took shape as a follow-up to his seminal For Alto released by ...
